Senior Business Manager Job Trends

Senior Business Manager
UK

The median Senior Business Manager salary in the UK is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 488 656 851
Rank change year-on-year +168 +195 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Manager 298 25 26
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.30% 0.051% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.057% 0.027%
Number of salaries quoted 209 10 20
10th Percentile £50,000 £44,000 £62,375
25th Percentile £60,000 £45,000 £67,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £52,500 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -41.67% +44.00%
75th Percentile £85,000 £62,500 £105,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £72,000 £118,875
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £45,000 £71,500
% change year-on-year +55.56% -37.06% +27.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,998 44,238 95,769
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 89.85% 94.73%
Number of salaries quoted 63,730 26,125 68,419
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -5.12%

Senior Business Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior Business Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior Business Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Manager job vacancies in the UK

Senior Business Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Business Manager over the 6 months to 13 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Business Manager in the UK

Senior Business Manager
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 13 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +157 255 £70,000 +16.67% 41
UK excluding London +119 208 £70,000 +55.56% 30
London +38 74 £70,000 +8.95% 21
South East +40 63 £80,000 - 8
North of England +14 46 £65,000 +44.44% 5
Midlands +3 37 £75,000 +25.00% 6
North West - 29 £75,000 - 3
Scotland +33 26 £40,000 - 2
Work from Home +15 26 £65,000 +62.50% 10
West Midlands +4 26 £80,000 +33.33% 3
South West -42 21 £75,000 - 4
Yorkshire - 17 £60,000 - 2
East of England -4 14 £60,000 -
East Midlands - 11 £60,000 - 3
Wales - 1 £55,000 - 5

Senior Business Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 July 2026, Senior Business Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior Business Manager in the job title.

1 282 (94.63%) Business Development
2 25 (8.39%) Logistics
3 20 (6.71%) B2B
3 20 (6.71%) Decision-Making
4 14 (4.70%) SaaS
5 13 (4.36%) Cybersecurity
6 12 (4.03%) CRM
6 12 (4.03%) Customer Service
7 11 (3.69%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (2.68%) Business Strategy
9 7 (2.35%) B2B Sales
9 7 (2.35%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (2.01%) AI
10 6 (2.01%) Customer Retention
11 5 (1.68%) Analytics
11 5 (1.68%) Coaching
11 5 (1.68%) Degree
11 5 (1.68%) Display Advertising
11 5 (1.68%) Programmatic Advertising
12 4 (1.34%) E-Commerce
12 4 (1.34%) GDPR
12 4 (1.34%) Mentoring
12 4 (1.34%) Power BI
12 4 (1.34%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.34%) Salesforce
12 4 (1.34%) SAP
12 4 (1.34%) Service Delivery
12 4 (1.34%) SQL
12 4 (1.34%) Stakeholder Management
13 3 (1.01%) Collaborative Working

Senior Business Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.34%) SAS
Business Applications
1 2 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.70%) SaaS
2 4 (1.34%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.01%) Structured Cabling
2 2 (0.67%) Intranet
3 1 (0.34%) Broadband
3 1 (0.34%) Ethernet
3 1 (0.34%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.34%) Power BI
2 2 (0.67%) Data Mining
General
1 16 (5.37%) Retail
2 13 (4.36%) Finance
3 11 (3.69%) Marketing
3 11 (3.69%) Social Skills
4 10 (3.36%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (2.68%) Health Technology
5 8 (2.68%) Local Government
6 7 (2.35%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.01%) Advertising
7 6 (2.01%) Social Housing
8 5 (1.68%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (1.01%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.67%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.67%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.34%) Banking
11 1 (0.34%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.34%) Spanish Language
11 1 (0.34%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.34%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.36%) FMCG
2 12 (4.03%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (3.36%) NHS
4 8 (2.68%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.01%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.67%) Data Structures
8 1 (0.34%) Educational Technology
8 1 (0.34%) e-Learning
8 1 (0.34%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.34%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 282 (94.63%) Business Development
2 25 (8.39%) Logistics
3 20 (6.71%) B2B
3 20 (6.71%) Decision-Making
4 13 (4.36%) Cybersecurity
5 12 (4.03%) CRM
5 12 (4.03%) Customer Service
6 11 (3.69%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (2.68%) Business Strategy
8 7 (2.35%) B2B Sales
8 7 (2.35%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (2.01%) AI
9 6 (2.01%) Customer Retention
10 5 (1.68%) Analytics
10 5 (1.68%) Coaching
10 5 (1.68%) Display Advertising
10 5 (1.68%) Programmatic Advertising
11 4 (1.34%) E-Commerce
11 4 (1.34%) Mentoring
11 4 (1.34%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.34%) SQL
2 2 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 2 (0.67%) Formula Language
Qualifications
1 5 (1.68%) Degree
2 1 (0.34%) DBS Check
2 1 (0.34%) DV Cleared
2 1 (0.34%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.34%) GDPR
2 3 (1.01%) Data Quality
3 1 (0.34%) GRC
Vendors
1 4 (1.34%) Salesforce
1 4 (1.34%) SAP
2 2 (0.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.34%) HubSpot